Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-15
DAILY HERALD.
SAN DIEGO.
HoW the Native Sons Enjoyed
Their Trip.

Hew the Native Sons Enjoyed
Their Trip.
EDITOR HERALD: With the usual
delay incident to all excursion trains,
the Native Sons of the Golden West
excursion train left the Santa Fe depot
thirty minutes late last Thursday
morning, but with flags flying and
music playing, the boys all cheering.
Nearly 900 people were ON board San
Diego-ward bound. Among the Ma
tives, Hon. r. F. Del Vale loomed
up decorated with a badge of honor.
District Deputy Homer G. Kutz made
himself useful looking after the ban
ners, regalias, etc. John Schumacher
kept an anxious eye on a lunch basket
that he fondly cared for. Sutherland
Hutton had dreamy appearance, due
to the fact, no doubt, that his better
half was rapidly being left behind.
Ashman of Fresno, was in charge OF
DR.. Ed. Baer, the genial young pill
mixer, who kept promising Stony an
introduction to every good looking
girl in the "City by the Bay" Dr..
MACEDONIAN loomed up in flannel
shirt ready for a yachting trip; and
then there was Began from San Diego
who entertained the crowd with songs
about not going to San Diego for your
health, and Under the Garden
WALL" President Clancy of Los
Angeles parlor, was all over the train
and continually being bounced out by
the conductor for singing ''W We will
Rally Round the Flag; and Frank
Conant looked immensely we'll as the
drum-major of the band and then the
Big Four kept the train in roar
with their Chinese vocal selections.
Altogether it was jolly crowd, both
of natives and guests, and all in for a
general good time. AS the train
neared the Azusa, genial, jolly Billy
Rowland and family and the irrepres-
sible Jim Miller of the Puente, were
waiting to be picked up, but the
train sped by without a stop leaving
them disconsolate and alone. 1t was
a hungry excursion that made a raid
ON the eating house at San Bernar-
dino. when the train pulled in two
hours late-so late that the Arrowhead
Parlor boys who had been waiting at
the depot to welcome their visiting
brothers with music and cheers, were
compelled to return to town thoroughly
disgusted with the timetables of the
California Southern, and from San
Bernardino on, the train lost time at
every station. At Elsinore it took one
hour to pass freight train and the
lunch house at this station was de-
vastated by the hungry excursionists.
At Fall Brook a hand-car full
of Cinnamon got in the way
Of the engine and had it
not been for the forethought of the
Engineer in having Architect Edel-
man to stand on the cowcatcher SO
that his red hair might light the way
a serious accident would have oc-
Cured. Tired and Hungry the ex-
cursionists reached San Diego at 10
p. M, five hours late, to find out that
there was famine in sleeping apart
ments existing in San Diego. The
San Diego Parlor members received
their visiting brothers with music and
cheers and escorted them to the Hor-
ton House, from where the committee
found rooms for the Natives and their
guests. The next day the Grand Par
ade and Literary Exercises took place.
Early in the morning the streets were
thronged with visitors anxious to see
the celebration. Promptly at 10
o'clock A. NJ. the Parade started. San
Diego Parlor, 100 strong, headed by
the Phoenix Brass Band, escorting the
officers of the day, who were as fol-
lows: Past Grand President, Frank
J Higgins; Deputy District Grand
Presidents, Homer G. Katz; S.
M. White, Orator of the day, and
r. w. Harville, the Poet of the day.
Then came the Los Angeles Pioneers
in carriages, and following them the
Los Angeles Parlor, No. 45, and Ra-
mona Parlor, No. 109, IS strong, car
rying Japanese parasols and their ele-
CANT flags and banners, and then came
the San Diego Fire Department, look
ing quite neat and natty. Citizens in
carriages and on horseback completed
the procession, that ended in Leach's
Opera House, where the literary exer-
cises took place.
w. J. Hunsacker was President of
the Day. After several we'll rendered
vocal selections, Hon. Stephen M.
White, of Ramona Parlor, the Orator
of the day, was introduced and deliv-
cred magnificent grafton. The
speaker appeared in his best mood
and seemed inspired with his subject,
for seldom ii ever was more eloquent
speech made. He reviewed the early
history OF the State, paying glowing
tribute to the wise laws of the old pio-
neers. commented upon their wisdom
and their courage, urged the Native
Sons to ever stand firm to principle,
and painted in fervid tones the gran
deur of the organization, closing
amidst an outburst of long continued
applause.
President Hunsaker then introduced
Homer G. Katz, of Los Angeles Par
lor, No. 45, District Deputy Grand
President, from whose speech we ex-
tract the following:
"If ever there was an occasion to
stir the heart of native of California
with pride; if ever there was a time
when his pulse thrilled with Joy and
pleasure, it is certainly upon this oc-
casion, as he witnesses the royal well
come from the citizens of San Diego to
the visiting Native Sons. To-day
throughout California there is borne